by Mark Cassell
All he could do was let go of Martha’s hand.
One policeman already stood a short distance from Alfred, while the other staggered to a halt further away.
A silence deepened the gloom.
The officer closest to Alfred opened his mouth to say something but his colleague’s strangled words stopped him. Alfred frowned and wondered what they both stared at. He followed their gazes, looking down at his feet.
Blood peppered his shoe and soaked into the earth. Next to that was Martha’s hand.
“Martha,” he said, “you should have worn your seat belt.”
Extract © Mark Cassell, Herbs House 2017
Hell Cat of the Holt, a novella in the Shadow Fabric mythos
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mark Cassell lives in a rural part of the UK where he often dreams of dystopian futures, peculiar creatures, and flitting shadows. Primarily a horror writer, his steampunk, dark fantasy, and SF stories have featured in several anthologies and ezines. His best-selling debut novel, The Shadow Fabric, is closely followed by the popular short story collection, Sinister Stitches, and are both only a fraction of an expanding mythos of demons, devices, and deceit.
Mark’s 2017 release, Hell Cat of the Holt, further explores the Shadow Fabric mythos with ghosts and black cat legends.
The dystopian sci-fi short story collection, Chaos Halo 1.0: Alpha Beta Gamma Kill, is in association with Future Chronicles Photography where he works closely with their models and cosplayers.
For more about Mark and his writing, please visit www.beneath.co.uk.
